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(No Model.)

S. L. RETAN. GATE.

No. 463,452. y Patented Nov. 117,- 1891.

UNITED STATES lPATENT OEEICE.

SYLVESTER L. RETAN, OF IIAMHONDSPORT, NEWv YORK.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 463,452, dated November17, 1891.

Application filed August 21, 1890. Serial No. 362,698. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SYLvnsTnR L. RETAN, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residingat Hammondsport, in the county of Stew ben, andState of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the'accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of thisV specification.

This in vention relates to tilting and swinging gates; and it consistsin the improved construction, hereinafter described and set forth,whereby a simple arrangement is provided that will present such aswinging and tilting gate and enable the gate to be easily and readilytilted and swung when desired.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, theigure represents in perspective my improved gate in operative position,a portion of the upper rail being broken away to disclose theconstruction of the upper engaging-plate more clearly.

A refers to the post or upright upon which the gate is hung, and B thepost or upright with which it engages, said posts or uprights beingrespectively arranged on opposite sides of the gateway. i.

The gate proper comprises bottom` and top rails C D and vertical centraland endv battens E F G, these latter being connected by parallelhorizontal rods a. It will be noted that the upper rail C consists oftwo parallel sections considerably extended beyond the post A for thesuspension therefrom of the receptacleH, d esigned to besuitablyweighted. The inner vertical hatten F is extended above the toprail C to. form an elevated bearing for a metallic brace i), therespective ends of which are connected to the extremity of the extendedportion of the top rail and the forward upper corner of the gate, to theend that said brace may in a measure suspend and brace the other partsof the gate with relation to the extended batten F. A pin cbears ver- 5tically in the upper end of the post A and plays in a horizontalelongated slot d, formed sections forming the top rail, so that said pinc extends into the space between said sections. A metallic strap fembraces the lower part of the post A, and Ais maintained in its properrelative position thereon by a pin g projecting horizontally from saidpost, and the parallel inner portions h of said strap embrace the lowerportion of the vertical batteri Fand permit said lower portion to have alimited play therein between the end connection t' of said parallelportions h and a transverse pin jon the other side of said hatten. Thepost B has a catch 7c extending horizontally from its base and designedto engage the bottom rail D of the gate when the latter is closed.

To operate the gate, the receptacle being weighted to counterbalance theweight of the gate but slight exertion will be required to tilt theouter end of the gate in order to clear the catch, after which the gatemay be readily swung to an open position. The arrangement of slottedplate c and pin c is such that while the gate has a proper bearing uponthe post A at all times the upper rail C can have a limited playrelative to said pin, and thereby accommodate itself to the changedposition when tilted, thus avoiding all straining or binding oftheparts. The arrangement of the strap f is such that the pin j properlybraces the gate when it is in its horizontal position, and the batten Fhas a movement in said slot limited by contact with the connection i. Ifnecessary, an ordinary hook and staple l may be used tol connect thegate temporarily with the post B.

I claiml. The combination, with apost A, having a vertically-'projectingpinat its upper end and in a plate e, secured on the underside of the ahorizontally-projecting pin g near its lower end, of a gate comprising atop rail with weighted box, vertical battens F and G, anda bottom railD, a slotted platecarried by the top rail through which the vertical pinc passes, a strap f, encircling the post above thehorizontally-projecting pin and provided with parallel members whichembrace the lower end of the batten F, and with stopsi andj for limitingthemovement of the vertical batten, substantially as shown, whereby thegate can have both a swinging and tilting movement.

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2. The combination, n a gate, of the posts mihandareeessed@Meldt/,secured to thelowei` A and B, the post A sustaining the gate toend of the post B for engagement with the peimitit tohave a tiltingmovement, saidgate lower mil D of the gate, the parts being orx5comprising an extended top mil Weighted at gzmized substantially asshown, and for the 5 its end, a vertical hatten F, which extends purposeset forth.

above the top rail, a truss-rod l), connected to In testimony whereof Iax my signature in the ends of the top rail and passed over the presenceot' two Witnesses.

uppei` end of the hatten F and a bottom rail T. T t 1 f 1 and battens Eand G, a. slotted plate secured I S LX ESTER L' ME [AN' :o to the underside of the top rail, @strap f, en- Witnesses:

circling the post and removably secured to VILL S. VOOD,

the lower end of the betten F above the lower BARNET L. RETAN.

